Surviving the crash

[ma96782]

Aloha, Mark

 

[Alexx1401]

Iceland has no chill, we should be like Iceland

Iceland put bankers in jail rather than bailing them out — and it worked

Lower unemployment than the USA, and much lower than the Very Serious People's star pupil, Ireland.

www.vox.com

As always "personal responsibility" goes a LONG way to solving and slowing down almost all "problems". Is it any wonder people who want more control seem to always want to do away with personal responsibility? Its become a racists "hate" term any more to tell people to take responsibility for what they do. Look how many "gun laws" could be taken off the books if people with a gun were forced to take some responsibility for the choices they make?

 

[VinnieBoomBah]

As always "personal responsibility" goes a LONG way to solving and slowing down almost all "problems". Is it any wonder people who want more control seem to always want to do away with personal responsibility? Its become a racists "hate" term any more to tell people to take responsibility for what they do. Look how many "gun laws" could be taken off the books if people with a gun were forced to take some responsibility for the choices they make?

I agree, that is why for the life of me I can not understand why it so important in 2017 to remove the laws and requirements that might have managed to impart some "personal responsibility" over the bankers and the actions they took and literally were in place to prevent this behavior from taking place.

Also the bankers in Iceland didn't "take" responsibility, it was imparted on them through the will power of the courts, governments and people of Iceland

 

[Alexx1401]

I agree, that is why for the life of me I can not understand why it so important in 2017 to remove the laws and requirements that might have managed to impart some "personal responsibility" over the bankers and the actions they took and literally were in place to prevent this behavior from taking place.

Also the bankers in Iceland didn't "take" responsibility, it was imparted on them through the will power of the courts, governments and people of Iceland

Easy to see the "why", some people who wanted the laws changed donated heavy money to law makers to do so. Now again we see people who took risks that should not have been taken walk away unharmed due to influence and tax payers take the hit. Those who run afoul of law will never take responsibility on their own. You don't see people rob banks then walk in and say "I should not have done that, take me to prison". They get caught, sent to prison and the point is to let others see what the risk is. If people who do stupid things felt pain for doing them there would be a LOT less stupid going on. Instead we have people making excuses for the stupidity and telling the criminals they were "victims" and so nothing they did was their fault. Keep doing this and then people wonder why they have a sudden increase in crime? So the answer is of course more laws aimed at people who do not commit crime.

 

[Longwalkhome]

Just because I read too much, Monday looks like a great day to go grocery shopping and go to the bank. Tuesday might get wild.

 

[VinnieBoomBah]

. You don't see people rob banks then walk in and say "I should not have done that, take me to prison"

Ironically, more and more you do, maybe not robing a bank, but committing crimes so they can do the time

Why unhoused people in the US are choosing to go to jail: ‘I kept reoffending’

People on the street who are resistant to shelters face a cruel choice: living rough in the cold or spending time behind barsThis story is co-published with InvestigateWest

www.theguardian.com

 

[Mono1]

Ironically, more and more you do, maybe not robing a bank, but committing crimes so they can do the time

Why unhoused people in the US are choosing to go to jail: ‘I kept reoffending’

People on the street who are resistant to shelters face a cruel choice: living rough in the cold or spending time behind barsThis story is co-published with InvestigateWest

www.theguardian.com

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Funny how all this kind of stuff can be found on Non-US media. I Love It!

 

[Alexx1401]

Ironically, more and more you do, maybe not robing a bank, but committing crimes so they can do the time

Why unhoused people in the US are choosing to go to jail: ‘I kept reoffending’

People on the street who are resistant to shelters face a cruel choice: living rough in the cold or spending time behind barsThis story is co-published with InvestigateWest

www.theguardian.com

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Then they are easy to see not serving enough time. Don't wan to be part of society? Great, spend the rest of your life locked away from them. Sadly one party wants all scum to roam free as long as they get to live behind walls and gates so the scum can't hurt them.

 

[P7M13]

Iceland has no chill, we should be like Iceland

Iceland put bankers in jail rather than bailing them out — and it worked

Lower unemployment than the USA, and much lower than the Very Serious People's star pupil, Ireland.

www.vox.com

Similar in population and GDP to Tampa/St. Pete, for perspective.

 

[VinnieBoomBah]

Funny how all this kind of stuff can be found on Non-US media. I Love It!

There are US media sources, I just default to non US sources to mitigate people getting bent out of shape out of using this one or that one that they have decided are untrustworthy

 

[VinnieBoomBah]

Then they are easy to see not serving enough time. Don't wan to be part of society? Great, spend the rest of your life locked away from them. Sadly one party wants all scum to roam free as long as they get to live behind walls and gates so the scum can't hurt them.

Yeah, totally what the article is about and not choosing getting locked up over . . .

 

[Alexx1401]

Yeah, totally what the article is about and not choosing getting locked up over . . .
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Did not bother to read it, just going by the title that people are choosing to be locked up. I am all about free choice. Don't want to be part of society? Would rather be scum? Hey that is their choice to make. WHOLE lot of people in the US are all in on supporting them with my tax money as long as they don't have to have them in their back yard or near their kids schools. We get the government we deserve as a wise man said long ago.

 

[ATCclears]

Credit Suisse takes a $50B liquidity lifeline earlier this week. Now UBS 'only' offers $1B for Credit Suisse.


https://www.wsj.com/articles/ubs-of...x5iksqk2eym&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

 

[Burt Gummer]

I might try to withdraw more tomorrow. Say $3k or so. Before the start of the nationalization of the banks, it was difficult to say the least. What are you using the money for??? Why cash???? ....... + 5 other ???s in a row. Rather than be rude and tell the teller to F-off, it is always better to lie and play along..........

 

[VinnieBoomBah]

Back around 2005 I took $8,000 in cash out and after the teller (young guy) was done counting it out I just stared at it and said "Dang, but that is a lot of hookers and blow"

Poor kid almost wet himself trying not to laugh

 

[Xaevian]

I might try to withdraw more tomorrow. Say $3k or so. Before the start of the nationalization of the banks, it was difficult to say the least. What are you using the money for??? Why cash???? ....... + 5 other ???s in a row. Rather than be rude and tell the teller to F-off, it is always better to lie and play along..........

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Better learn about Title 31 first.

 

[VinnieBoomBah]

 

[sobo]

Better learn about Title 31 first.

You wanna narrow that down by chapter (at least) for the rest of us r00bs?

 

[Provincial]

Back in 1991, another partnership and I decided to buy and old self-loading log truck. I went to my regional bank to withdraw $7,000.00 for my share. They said I would have to pay a fee to get a cashier's check. I replied, "OK, I'll just take cash." After consulting with the branch manager, the cashier came back and said that they would waive the fee.

 

[P7M13]

I might try to withdraw more tomorrow. Say $3k or so. Before the start of the nationalization of the banks, it was difficult to say the least. What are you using the money for??? Why cash???? ....... + 5 other ???s in a row. Rather than be rude and tell the teller to F-off, it is always better to lie and play along.........

Yeah, took $8K out one day to buy a used car.
Chatty teller asks what plans I have for the weekend. I calmly said, "I'll be really busy after I make this drug deal."
She stopped laughing when she looked up and saw a dead serious look on my face.